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Weston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Weston took in $494 thousand and spent $350 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.1%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

8.1%

of Weston's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$229 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.7%$33 thousand

State tax money34%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
34%$169 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Health and hospitals2.9%Interest on debt2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Weston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Weston itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.